Book : Showtime Magic, Kareem, Riley, And The Los Angeles...

-Titulo Original : Showtime Magic, Kareem, Riley, And The Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty Of The 1980s

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The New York Times bestselling author of Sweetness and Gunslinger delivers the first all-encompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports’ most-revered-and dominant-dynasties. The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s personified the flamboyance and excess of the decade over which they reigned. Beginning with the arrival of Earvin “Magic” Johnson as the number-one overall pick of the 1979 draft, the Lakers played basketball with gusto and pizzazz, unleashing coach Jack McKinney’s “Showtime” run-and-gun style on a league unprepared for their speed and ferocity-and became the most captivating show in sports and, arguably, in all-around American entertainment. The Lakers’ roster overflowed with exciting all-star-caliber players, including center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and they were led by the incomparable Pat Riley, known for his slicked-back hair, his Armani suits, and his arrogant strut. Hollywood’s biggest celebrities lined the court and gorgeous women flocked to the arena. Best of all, the team was a winner. Between 1980 and 1991, the Lakers played in an unmatched nine NBA championship series, capturing five of them.Bestselling sportswriter Jeff Pearlman draws from almost three hundred interviews to take the first full measure of the Lakers’ epic Showtime era. A dazzling account of one of America’s greatest sports sagas, Showtime is packed with indelible characters, vicious rivalries, and jaw-dropping, behind-the-scenes stories of the players’ decadent Hollywood lifestyles. From the Showtime era’s remarkable rise to its tragic end-marked by Magic Johnson’s 1991 announcement that he had contracted HIV-Showtime is a gripping narrative of sports, celebrity, and 1980s-style excess. Review Praise for Showtime“The Showtime Lakers are the dynasty that forever changed the NBA, transforming a game into an entertainment spectacle. Through his relentless reporting and buoyant writing, Jeff Pearlman has delivered the story in full, from rare insight into Kareem and Magic to what (ital) really (ital) went on after-hours in the Forum Club. Once you start Showtime, you wont be able to put it down.”-Adrian Wojnarowski, Sports NBA columnist and author of the The Miracle of St. Anthony “An era that redefined the game has found a storyteller more than up to the task. By any measure, Showtime is magic.”-Mark Frost, author of The Greatest Game Every Played“Showtime proves to be prime-time literary entertainment. A rocking, roller-coast of a ride it reads like the Lakers of Magic and Riley played - an artistic fast-break of revealing, sometimes shocking tales tinged with sex, drugs and, most of all humanity. You want to know the real story behind a beautifully dysfunctional basketball dynasty? Read this book.”-Armen Keteyian, 60 Minutes Sports“The names (Magic, Kareem, Worthy, Riley, Buss) and the games (four championships) have long been studied by basketballs anthropologists. But so much of the story of the Showtime Lakers, THE Team of the 80s, took place behind closed doors. Jeff Pearlman, as is his wont, pries them open and finds … a whole lot of L.A. living.”-Jack McCallum, author of New York Times best-seller Dream TeamPearlman is an indefatigable reporter, and here he provides an all-access pass to one of the games greatest dynasties, with tales of Kareem, Magic, Riley and Jerry Buss in their heyday. Its a book any NBA fan - any sports fan - will devour, likely in one or two sittings.-Chris Ballard, Senior Writer, Sports IllustratedJeff Pearlman, typically, delivers the goods, celebrating them for their achievements, pulling no punches on the subject of their shortcomings. This is a vivid portrait of a great team, in full.”-Jeremy Schaap, ESPN commentator, New York Times best-selling author of Cinderella Man and Triumph Once again, Jeff Pearlman has produced an exhaustively researched, elegantly written book that recreates one of the most colorful and memorable team